Posts Tagged: Beer Art, Language and Writing
What A Perfect Day For A Meta-Meta-Discussion!
Posted by on Wednesday, May 25, 2011 in - 4 comments
An interesting comparison today between two communities of beer bloggy types. With a hearty hat tip to Stan, I see, Mark Dredge in England considers the hobby of amateur writing about professional beers and brewing to be incredibly important. Sure, he is yet to come down after a successful …
Did Michael Jackson Actually Invent Our Beer "Styles"?
Posted by on Thursday, April 28, 2011 in - 41 comments
This week, I received Brewery History, No. 139, in the mail. A freebie. It was gratefully received as so few packets and packages come my way these days. Time was the mail brought cheques for ads, couriered samples of beer, love letters, job offers. It's been too quiet lately. More mail would be …
Why Is Britain Creating Beer Blogging Celebrities?
Posted by on Tuesday, April 19, 2011 in - 27 comments
Pete's post this morning had me wondering a bit about what exactly the hell is going on in the UK with beer bloggers. Consider this: • I'm not the first beer writer to brew at Otley - not by any means. I would have been higher up the list if I'd got my shit together when they first invited me to …
New Code Word For Good Beer Fans: Elitists
Posted by on Sunday, April 3, 2011 in - 8 comments
You will have to excuse me as I choke on my 300-year-old bourbon barrel aged beer. See, while we fans of good beer have seen nerd, geek, weirdo, snob and (my favorite) dipso, this slur was new for me: • These days, a brew doesn't impress the beer snobs unless it's aged in 300-year-old bourbon …
Beer In Space... No, Really - Beer In Space
Posted by on Saturday, March 26, 2011 in - 1 comment
No, really. That crater with the red dot? That the Beer Crater on the Moon. I would have preferred that it was called the Crater of Beer but that's just me. Google Moon places it a few hundred miles due west of the landing site of Apollo 15. Apparently there's one on Mars, too. I like that trail …
I Must Write Better... Must Write Much Better...
Posted by on Sunday, March 6, 2011 in - 15 comments
I have to admit it. Had I had more space for yesterday's headline it would have read "Thing #2597 To Not Give Rat's Ass About? Fretting About Wine Fans." It was an imprecision on my part. The whole fretting thing is the fault, not those wine fans oblivious to how some beer fans crave their passing …
Looking For A Moment's Beer Blogging Quiet
Posted by on Tuesday, February 22, 2011 in - 16 comments
Exhibit A: I hate the poncey, arrogant, cicerone crap. If there has ever been a greater crime committed in the name of wine-ifying beer, I don’t know what it is. • Exhibit B: I've always hated it too, because it's boring as hell. And what is this supposed "Belgian" character? • For a social …
Haiku On Being In A North Syracuse Motel In February
Posted by on Saturday, February 19, 2011 in - 18 comments
It doesn't take much to excite a Canadian. A roadside chain hotel in central New York with a pool to placate the kids. A grocery store with a great selection of beer and many other things at great prices. I am moved to haiku. • Grocery store beer • Bests Our Government Store's shelves …
"Not Until I've Let It Sit Overnight And Come Back To It"
Posted by on Saturday, February 12, 2011 in - 6 comments
The symposium on sucking continues here and there and maybe elsewhere. Regular contributor made this comment and it, too, got me thinking: • I do think all too often writers (beer- and other) are incautious in their use of derogatory terms- superlatives, too. I make it a habit never to hit …
A New Beer And Science Action Photo!
Posted by on Tuesday, February 8, 2011 in - 4 comments
There is simply not enough beer and science photography going around. So it was with some relief that I saw the image apparently from the Technical Research Centre of Finland (VTT) attached to this story from the BBC. • At first I thought it was stock photography pasted onto a story about …
